marihuana
Spanish, noun/maɾiˈwana/
marihuana is spelled M-A-R-I-H-U-A-N-A (9 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,184th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Marihuana is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “marijuana” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of marihuano. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Cannabis sativa indica) Variedad del cáñamo (Cannabis sativa), de escaso valor como textil y alta…”.
What does marihuana mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemarijuana
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of marihuano
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of marihuano
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Cannabis sativa indica) Variedad del cáñamo (Cannabis sativa), de escaso valor como textil y alta concentración de tetrahidrocannabinol, cultivada para su uso como narcótico. 2. Picadura de las sumidades floridas de esta planta, utilizada como psicoactivo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of marihuana
- mariguana alternative
- marijuana alternative
- marihuanas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce marihuana?
- /maɾiˈwana/
- [ma.ɾiˈwa.na]
- [maɾiˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ana]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to marihuana
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is marihuana in Spanish?
marihuana appears 15 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).